TheGreek Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 There are many, many Reggae tracks which are covers of Rock tracks but the only one I can think that was a Reggae track first and covered by a rock artist is "I shot the Sherriff" by Bob Marley/ Eric Clapton. There must be others.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Police and thieves by junior Murvin was covered by the clash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Did Grace Jones do Private Life before the Pretenders version ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Waddo Soqable said: Did Grace Jones do Private Life before the Pretenders version ? I think grace Jones covered it , and didn’t Robbie Shakespeare play the Bassline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 31 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: I think grace Jones covered it , and didn’t Robbie Shakespeare play the Bassline Sly and Robbie were on it with her I'm sure... I always thought of Grace's version as the original but probably I'm wrong there ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said: Sly and Robbie were on it with her I'm sure... I always thought of Grace's version as the original but probably I'm wrong there ! Not sure you are wrong there, apparently chrissie wrote it , here’s what songfacts says This was written by Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, as "like all the other London punks, I wanted to do reggae." It was included on The Pretenders 1980 self-titled debut album but when the singer heard Jones' version she conceded, "That's how it's supposed to be done." Jamaican musical legends Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare supplied the backing to this track. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Not sure you are wrong there, apparently chrissie wrote it , here’s what songfacts says This was written by Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, as "like all the other London punks, I wanted to do reggae." It was included on The Pretenders 1980 self-titled debut album but when the singer heard Jones' version she conceded, "That's how it's supposed to be done." Jamaican musical legends Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare supplied the backing to this track. Didn't realise C Hynde actually wrote it !.... Oh well we can't have that one as "was a Reggae first" then, pity ! Still, Grace's version beats it by miles ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 14, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said: Am I remembering right that there is a full album Reggae cover of Dark side of the Moon? Dub Side of the Moon? Yes, by Easy Star All Stars. Really good album. I heard an interview where Nick Mason was asked his opinion of it an he was really positive about it. They also have albums called Radio dread and Sargent Peppers Lonely Heart Dub Band There's also Doom Side Of The Moon by Sword Edited May 30, 2021 by SteveXFR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) Yeah...Easy Star All-Stars have done a few albums including Thrilla, Dubber Side, Sgt Peppers....all on my phone.. I'm thinking that there aren't many that went the other way. Edited May 30, 2021 by TheGreek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SteveXFR Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 I can think of loads of reggae inspired punk, metal and rock but not really covers. I'm a big Rancid fan and they owe a lot to reggae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 There are a lot of great reggae versions of pop/rock tunes out there. We do quite a few with my band, admittedly not practiced since 2020 though, lots of Amy Winehouse etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBH Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Kate Bush's version of rocket man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 There’s lots the other way round, but I’m struggling with rock bands covering reggae 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) Ooops, too much wine this aft, sorry. Edited May 30, 2021 by casapete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dankology Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 John Martyn doung Johnny Too Bad? But, if anything, his cover is skankier than the original... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Reggaebass said: There’s lots the other way round, but I’m struggling with rock bands covering reggae Me too ! I was wondering if any early stuff , Ska or Rocksteady might have been plundered but not really come across anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 Wasn't there a cover of "No woman no cry" in the 80s? Googled but couldn't find anything. Thankfully nobody's referred to the bastardisation of "Night Nurse" by Simple Red 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 1 minute ago, TheGreek said: Wasn't there a cover of "No woman no cry" in the 80s? Googled but couldn't find anything. Thankfully nobody's referred to the bastardisation of "Night Nurse" by Simple Red Surely Simply Red can't be made worse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Robert Palmer covered Toots & The Maytals' Pressure Drop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Wasn't there a cover of "No woman no cry" in the 80s? Googled but couldn't find anything. Fugees!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Apparently, manfred manns earth band covered Bob Marley’s Redemption song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Johnny Was by Bob Marley Doesn’t Make it Alright by The Specials Both covered by Stiff Little Fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Santana covered Exodus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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